p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · EOS shutter count pain in the ass to get it to work.

I have tried every which way to install and make this program work right on a Mark 4. It took my money from paypal and I did not show any shutter count, (It shows count available, but no count) The problem is there's no simple instructions for this program, is there any other programs that I can use to get a shutter count on a Mark 4. Thanks in advance,

p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · EOS shutter count pain in the ass to get it to work.

Jay,

Sorry to hear you're having problems with it. I have never used it so unfortunately can't help. As for getting an accurate shutter count, I've read several times on this forum that the various software programs aren't exact; the only way to get an accurate shutter count is to send it in to Canon. I know that's not what you want to hear, but if the count is really important to you, then you might keep that in mind when using any 3rd party software program.

p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · EOS shutter count pain in the ass to get it to work.

mitesh wrote:
Jay,

Sorry to hear you're having problems with it. I have never used it so unfortunately can't help. As for getting an accurate shutter count, I've read several times on this forum that the various software programs aren't exact; the only way to get an accurate shutter count is to send it in to Canon. I know that's not what you want to hear, but if the count is really important to you, then you might keep that in mind when using any 3rd party software program.
Thanks for your reply.

p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · EOS shutter count pain in the ass to get it to work.

I couldn't get any of them to work properly and got nonsense numbers. However, I got a close estimate by counting the files from that camera in Aperture. I'm the original owner and don't toss many files so it's at least in the ball park.

p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · EOS shutter count pain in the ass to get it to work.

jaybird555 wrote:
I have tried every which way to install and make this program to work right. It took my money from paypal and I did not any shutter count.The problem is there's no simple instructions for this program, is there any programs that I can use to get a shutter count

p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · EOS shutter count pain in the ass to get it to work.

jaybird555 wrote:
I have tried every which way to install and make this program to work right. It took my money from paypal and I did not any shutter count.The problem is there's no simple instructions for this program, is there any programs that I can use to get a shutter count

you need to have your camera connected to the computer by USB and then it will run the program itself online when you pay and report the count

however, a better way now is to simply get magic lantern firmware, load it and then it tells you the count (both regular shutter clicks and liveview/movie mode clicks), free (for early alphas for some models you need to become a donator, but it is not much and may as well put money to that instead), reliable

p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · EOS shutter count pain in the ass to get it to work.

skibum5 wrote:
you need to have your camera connected to the computer by USB and then it will run the program itself online when you pay and report the count

however, a better way now is to simply get magic lantern firmware, load it and then it tells you the count (both regular shutter clicks and liveview/movie mode clicks), free (for early alphas for some models you need to become a donator, but it is not much and may as well put money to that instead), reliable

I've used eoscount (when it was free) once connected with IE browser (with Active X) and Win 7 it worked fine

p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · EOS shutter count pain in the ass to get it to work.

skibum5 wrote:
you need to have your camera connected to the computer by USB and then it will run the program itself online when you pay and report the count

however, a better way now is to simply get magic lantern firmware, load it and then it tells you the count (both regular shutter clicks and liveview/movie mode clicks), free (for early alphas for some models you need to become a donator, but it is not much and may as well put money to that instead), reliable

p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · EOS shutter count pain in the ass to get it to work.

I know people get tired of me saying this but (1) shutter count as a measure of a camera's worth and value is extremely over rated, and (2) according to my Canon lab rat source in Irvine only Canon can actually tell you how many clicks the newer cameras have. Newer as in 1DIII forward. This has been confirmed by other Canon techs I've worked with. Send it in for a CLA and request the count. Only way to actually know.

p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · EOS shutter count pain in the ass to get it to work.

OntheRez wrote:
I know people get tired of me saying this but (1) shutter count as a measure of a camera's worth and value is extremely over rated, and (2) according to my Canon lab rat source in Irvine only Canon can actually tell you how many clicks the newer cameras have. Newer as in 1DIII forward. This has been confirmed by other Canon techs I've worked with. Send it in for a CLA and request the count. Only way to actually know.

Robert

1. Magic Lantern seems to be able to do it and it reports more or less the same value as EOSCount.

2. So long as the counts are not radically different you are probably correct. First you might get an outlier one way or the other and the shutter count gives no hint about that at all. Second, if a camera is rated to avg of 125,000 what does 5,000 count vs. 10,000 count vs 25,000 really mean? Just 15,000-20,000 difference of out 125,000 and it is totally within avg lifetime common margin of error on top of that. OTOH 8,000 vs say 70,000 is potentially significant, chances are you would get enough more life out of the first one to notice (of course it is not guaranteed though and the 8,000 count might have a crappy shutter and fails at 18,000 and the 70,000 might go to 225,000, but on avg you'd probably get to use the first one at least somewhat longer even if maybe not 60,000 longer).

p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · EOS shutter count pain in the ass to get it to work.

OntheRez wrote:
I know people get tired of me saying this but (1) shutter count as a measure of a camera's worth and value is extremely over rated, and (2) according to my Canon lab rat source in Irvine only Canon can actually tell you how many clicks the newer cameras have. Newer as in 1DIII forward. This has been confirmed by other Canon techs I've worked with. Send it in for a CLA and request the count. Only way to actually know.

Robert

To me the shutter count of a camera is like the milage of a car - I would never buy a used one without knowing it! Astrojargon gave me a fairly accurate number of my 5D II camera - it doesn't need to be absolutely exact, but close enough (I was able to compare with my numbered files). Do you think that camera stores which buy used cameras are not checking the shutter count before selling them? Of course they do - unfortunately many don't like to give this information to the customer.

p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · EOS shutter count pain in the ass to get it to work.

retrofocus wrote:
To me the shutter count of a camera is like the milage of a car - I would never buy a used one without knowing it! Astrojargon gave me a fairly accurate number of my 5D II camera - it doesn't need to be absolutely exact, but close enough (I was able to compare with my numbered files). Do you think that camera stores which buy used cameras are not checking the shutter count before selling them? Of course they do - unfortunately many don't like to give this information to the customer.

Except the shutter count gets reset when the shutter is replaced. So you may really not know the age or use of the camera in any event....